William Edward Daniel Ross ("W.E.D."
Ross) wrote more than 300 novels under a long string of pseudonyms. Using
the name "Marilyn Ross," he wrote a group of novels based on the popular
TV series "Dark Shadows."

The first four books (numbers 52-386,
52-421, 52-543 and 52-610 in the Paperback Library run) had painted cover
art.

However, after April 1967, when actor
Jonathan Frid came to the show to take on the role of Barnabas Collins,
photo covers featuring him became the norm, including reprints of those
numbers ... even though Barnabas WAS NOT a character in those four novels.